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INVENTOR BY Q-Qmmdu 1 095! A TTORN Y Patented Aug. 28, 1928 UNITED STATES ALEXANDER SPITZER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SAMPLE TAB.

Application filed March 26, 1926. Serial No. 97,815.

This invention. relates to sample tabs, particularly those used in conjunction with display folders. The invention has for an objcct the provision of novel means to display the samples contained thereon, and further the provision of novel means to removably fasten said tab to a display folder.

Another object of my invention is the provision of individual removable tabs for displaying sample adapted to retain such sample material in unwrinkled position.

,A still further object of m invention is the provision of individual ta s comprising a sin 1e integral member adapted to be remova ly mounted on a back board in systematic arrangement.

Fig. 1 shows a fragmentary ortion of a display folder with sample ta s mounted thereon.

Fig. 2 shows a detailed front view of the sample tab shown on the right hand side of the folder illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a detailed rear view of the sample tab shown in Fig. 2.

F i 4 shows a detailed front view of the sam e tab shown on the left hand side of the older illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 shows a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22-22 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a rear plan view of my improved tab in unfolded position indicating by dotted lines the places at which folding is to occur and indicating the fabric to be displayed by dot and dash lines.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 67 indicates the body of a folder, provided with cutouts 68, to enga e tongues 69, depending from the sample tabs and 71, and having a name, for example Nice printed thereon, as indicated generally at 73. The sample tab 71 is formed from an integral body member; cutout, and folded so as to have a back portion 74, an integral side frame 75, bent at the bottom, as at 76 to form a sub-back portion 77, which has a tongue 78 struckout therefrom, and bent downwards to engage the bottom edge of sam le material 79, whose top edge is engage by the upper edge of the sub-back portion 7 7 while a tongue struck-out from the back portion 74 engages in a slot in the sub-back portion 77, and another tongue 81 struck-out from the back portion 74 allows a grip to engage and disengage the tongue 80.

It should be understood that the display tabs 70 and 71 may be removably mounted in the folder 67 by inserting the tongues 69 1n the slots 68 provided in the folder 67. The folder thus retains the display tabs in a desired systematic arrangement affording a convenient means for mailing a number of attractively arranged displaycards.

Each individual display tab comprises an integral piece of flexible material which may be unfolded and laid out flatly on a smooth surface as shown in Fig. 6. The sample ma terial preferably comprising fabric illustrated by dot and dash lines may then be placed face down on the rear side of the unfolded tab with its lower edge substantially at the dottedline 10 of F ig. 6 and its upper portion disposed under the back portion 74 as shown in Fig. 6; it being understood that the sample is wider than the dis tance from dotted lines 10 to the dotted. lines 11 and 12 and that the upper edge portion thereof is folded rearwardly. The tongue 78 cut out of the sub back portion 77 may then be folded along the line 10 and disposed fiat upon the rear side of the sample material 79 so as to clamp the lower edge portions of the latter between the tongue and the sub back portion 77. With the sample material so positioned the sub back portion and the sample may be folded upwardly along lines 14 and 13 and tucked under the back portion 74 which may be disposed upwardly for this purpose. The back portion 74 is cut out of the forward por tion of the tab, thus providing a window through which the sample material is exposed. The top edge portion of the sample material, as viewed in Figure 5 is folded rearwardly over the edge of the subback portion 77 and is disposed between the latter and the back portion 74; it being understood that the back portion 74 and the sub-back portion 77 are attached together by insertion of the ton ue 80 in a slot 80' in the sub-back portion 7. In this manner the sample material 79 is held securely along its upper and lower longitudinal edge portions as viewed in Figure 5.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1, The combination, in a sample tab, of an integral body member, formed of a back portion, from which an integral side frame depends, said side frame being bent at the bottom to form a sub-back portion, which has a. tongue struck-out therefrom, and bent downwards to engage the bottom edge of inserted sample material, whose top edge is engaged by the upper edge of the sub-back portion, while a tongue struck-out from the ad: portion engages in a slot in the subbaek portion, and another tongue struck-out from the back portion allows a grip to engage and disengage the latter mentioned tongue.

2. The combination, in a sample tab, of an integral body member, formed of a back portion, from which an integral side frame depends, said side frame being bent at the bottom to form a sub-back portion, which has atongue struck-out therefrom, and bent downwards to engage the bottom edge of inserted sample material, whose top edge is engaged by the upper edge of the subbaek portion, while a tongue struck-out from the back portion engages in a slot in the subback portion.

3-. The combination, in a sample tab, of an integral body member, formed of a back portion, from which an integral side frame depends from its upper edge, said side frame being bent at the bottom to form a subback ortion, which hasa tongue struck-out therefrom, and bent downwards to engage thebottom edge of inserted sample material, whose top edge is engaged by the upper edge of the sub-back portion, while a tongue struck-out from the back portion engages in a slot in the sub-back portion, and another tongue struck-out from the back portion allows' a grip to engage and disengage the latter mentioned tongue.

l. In a device of the class described, a sample tab comprising an integral piece of flexible material folded longitudinally forming forward and rearward elements, said forward element having a portion thereof cut out forming a tongue and said rearward element having a portion cut out and disposed forwardly between said forward and rearward elements, and a piece of sample material substantially wider than said rearward element having its upper longitudinal edge portions folded over the edge of said rearward element and its lower longitudinal edge portions folded over the edge of the tongue of said rearward element for retaining said sample in unwrinkled relation.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

ALEXANDER SPITZER. 

